Who the courses are intended for

We use a communicative teaching approach with a focus on interaction and all language and culture lessons are held in Italian from the very first day. Each course encourages the development of conversation skills.

The course material is given by the teacher at the beginning of the course.

Teaching method

We use a communicative teaching approach with a focus on interaction and all language and culture lessons are held in Italian from the very first day. Each course encourages the development of conversation skills.

The course material is given by the teacher at the beginning of the course.

School & course information

Castanea is a small but high-quality learning centre open all-year-round and attended by students of all ages coming from all over the world.

The Centre offers Italian language courses for both groups - with a maximum of 6 students - and individuals, with timetables and programmes to be agreed.

The standard language course consists of 10 hours of lessons per week for the number of weeks chosen by the student and is taught by Professor Sandra Radicchi, a specialist in teaching Italian to foreigners. Lessons take place from Monday to Friday and are normally held in the morning.

Once again with the aim of learning Italian, the Centre also offers culture courses on: